“In the news media there has been an emotional reaction to Trump,” Woodward said, later adding, “Too many people for Trump or against Trump have become emotionally unhinged about this.”
“The remedy [isn’t a lawsuit],” he argued. “It’s more serious reporting about what he’s doing.”
Woodward made the remark at the Global Financial Leadership Conference in Naples, Fla.
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NBC News's Dylan Byers first tweetedWoodward's comments.
Woodward has cautioned reporters covering the president in recent months, once telling The Atlantic that the American people “see the smugness” of some in the press and that “following the facts” without injecting feelings and opinions into reporting is one way to help regain the trust of the public.
“The remedy [isn’t a lawsuit],” he argued. “It’s more serious reporting about what he’s doing.”
Woodward made the remark at the Global Financial Leadership Conference in Naples, Fla.
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NBC News's Dylan Byers first tweetedWoodward's comments.
Woodward has cautioned reporters covering the president in recent months, once telling The Atlantic that the American people “see the smugness” of some in the press and that “following the facts” without injecting feelings and opinions into reporting is one way to help regain the trust of the public.